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Become a Product Visionary with Alternative Futures Analysis

The Product Coalition

To help illustrate the process, let’s say we’re an established B2B software company that makes vehicle inventory and sales products for the US automotive industry. Additionally, the landscape of the US automotive industry is changing, with shifting customer preferences toward online shopping and purchasing.

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Product Positioning for Product Managers

Department of Product

Product Positioning for Product Managers Why an understanding of how your product is positioned is critical A key responsibility for Product Managers is to define how their products are positioned in the market. This is the result of unique product positioning. But the mission includes a twist.

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The Accidental Product Manager: From Cars To Games To Google

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

We talk to Sai Boddupalli , an Exponent alumnus, on his journey being a product manager across various, distinct industries spanning automotive, e-commerce, gaming, and payments. Q: Any advice for aspiring product managers applying, interviewing, and considering offers? Q: Who’s a product manager you admire?

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Using Qualitative Feedback to Scale Efficiency – How Hunter Engineering  Improved Communication across Teams

Usersnap

based automotive service company founded over 70 years ago in Missouri. This was one of the issues that Hunter wanted to address while transitioning between systems. Qualitative Feedback It was clear that a systemic change in how this type of communication took place was necessary. Let’s dig in.

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Sitcoms and the Secret to Building “Good Enough” B2B Products

Mind the Product

I was recently on a long haul flight and ended up whiling away my time watching random shows on the in-flight system. However, as a product manager and a writer, this got me thinking about what went into making these shows. Similarly, when it comes to B2B products it’s important to identify the right metrics to measure.

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When going fast is not the same as going somewhere

The Product Coalition

A view into Ikea’s integrated activity system. Mostly according to Porter, 1996 Ikea is a prime example where activities throughout the company, like product development, supply chain, packaging, and marketing, are tightly integrated. Today, most autonomous product development teams work hard to improve their product?—?an

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The Work of a Strategist

The Product Coalition

Making a choice does not always have to be hard How Product Managers and Leaders Can Reduce Complexity The principles of j?d? Frederick Taylor is by no means the best source of wisdom for modern product or innovation managers. You must undo accumulated clutter and waste to ensure your strategy runs through a clean system.